Every time you head out for a drive, there is a risk that road or track debris will chip your paint. Should this affect the frequency and intensity with which you drive? We don’t think so. This week on DRIVE CLEAN, we teach you the basic techniques for paint chip repair. While the chips are esthetically painful, what’s even more painful is the rust that will form from leaving them uncovered. With patience and proper application the results of your correction can be surprising. Most importantly, the substrate is once again protected from oxidization. – Larry Kosilla

This episode of DRIVE CLEAN is going to provide tips for cleaning your car’s interior. As a fellow enthusiast, you likely spend countless hours behind the wheel. It should come as no surprise, that the largest benefactor of a clean interior is you! We will show you how to treat soiled areas, across a variety of surfaces. We shed light on basic and advanced tools that can effectively clean leather, plastic, and carpet. Keep in mind that there are different techniques for different messes, and we also aim to clarify this here. – Larry Kosilla / Founder AMMONYC.com

Today’s story is about a true barn find. The car in question is a 1966 Porsche 912, which was last registered 23 years ago. We discovered the car thanks to our friend Roger Garbow, from Full Throttle Marketing. He had received a call about the car’s discovery and immediately forwarded the info to us, here at Drive Clean. Address in hand, we turned our crews around and headed-off to a northern region of Connecticut where we unearthed and restored this classic car. Watch as we assess our find, remove years of accumulated filth and grime, and initiate the paint correction phase on this 912’s “Irish Green” shell. – LARRY KOSILLA / FOUNDER: AMMONYC.com

If you’re into automotive detailing then there is no better place to broaden your knowledge base then /DRIVE Clean on Youtube’s DRIVE Network. Master detailer Larry Kosilla breaks down how to expertly care for your car in a way that even the most inept human being can understand. On this episode Kosilla explains the 5 Tools That Changed the Detailing Industry. Make sure to check it out after the jump.

The purpose of this episode is to provide you with an overview of the top 5 detailing tools that have heavily changed the approach and techniques of modern detailers. Along the way we intend to provide you with a brief explanation of what makes these products so revolutionary and how they have changed best-practices in the detailing industry. These breakthroughs are also to be credited for cutting down on time as well as increasing safety and execution levels across the paint correction process. - Larry Kosilla, Founder / AMMONYC.com

For most of us, detailing our cars interior is something that we’d rather leave to the professionals. Where washing and waxing the exterior is somewhat straight forward, the interior, with all its different fabrics, surfaces and materials, seems to perplex even the most determined enthusiast. Larry Kosilla of AMMONYC.com and /DRIVE CLEAN
is thankfully here to help us out in this department. In this video he goes over the in’s and out’s of how to clean suede and alcantera. Click through and check it out.

If you run your car on the race track then you know first hand how punishing it can be on not only the mechanics of the vehicle, but on the paint as well. Rocks and debris can chip and damage your cars finish, as can spilled fluids. Have no fear though because master detailer and car care expert Larry Kosilla of DRIVE CLEAN is here to let you in on a few little tips that will not only extend the life of your cars paint, but protect it during everyday driving as well.

AMMO NYC founder Larry Kosilla knows a thing or two about automotive detailing. You see after caring for some of the most priceless automobiles in existence over the last decade, Kosilla became so disenfranchised with the car care industry that he took matters into his own hands and created AMMO NYC, a company dedicated to creating products that cater to the toughest automotive enthusiast. To start the year off right AMMO hosted a party at Manhattan Classic Car Club. The automotive press turned out in droves to not only have some fun, but celebrate a company that finally understands what we as dedicated petrol-heads want for our vehicles.

If you’re an avid surfer of automotive content on the internet and you haven’t yet heard of BringATrailer.com, well then, this is your lucky day. Since 2007 these guys have been showcasing some of the best vintage cars for sale on the web. The key is that they do so in a manner that combines well written descriptions, style and photography so that in a sense you’re reading an article, not just looking at a “For Sale” ad. Click through and check them out!

When Old Man Winter belches hoarfrost over the land, it’s only natural to seek solace in a nice set of studded snow tires. The grinding metallic paws provide a sense of security. They just feel like they’re slicing through the ice, delivering life-saving stability and grip. Au contraire mon frère! Studded tires are terrible. They provide less grip in frosty conditions than their specialized studless counterparts and they pulverize pavement, turning roads in to rutted moonscapes. Stop buying studded tires. They suck.

After years of washing, waxing and turning wrenches on cars and bikes, I’ve got a good feel for what works and what doesn’t. The latest “miracle glaze” polish usually doesn’t look as good or last as long as a good-old-fashioned hand waxing, and I’ve given up trying new cleaners for wheels or preservatives for tires. I know the brands I trust, so I stick with them: ironically, sometimes the best products aren’t even designed for use on cars. Below are five things you probably have around the house today that can serve double-duty when cleaning, polishing or wrenching on cars. Read More…

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